Dankin, Saskatchewan
Dankin is an unincorporated community[2] in Newcombe Rural Municipality No. 260, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located 9 km east of the Town of Eatonia on highway 44 along the Canadian National Railway subdivision. The name "Dankin" is a combination of the last names of Bob Daniels and Bill King, early settlers in the area.[3]
Dankin | |
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 Former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool No. 834 and "B" grain elevators in Dankin. | |
  Location of Dankin in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 51.224334°N 109.280246°W | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 8 |
| Rural Municipality | Newcombe |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260 |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 44 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
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See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of geographic names derived from portmanteaus
References
- National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-21
- "Dankin, Saskatchewan". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
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